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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Dayton

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Dayton

If you plan to study criminal justice and corrections, take a look at what University of Dayton has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UDayton is located in Dayton, Ohio and has a total student population of 11,650. Of the 2,123 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Dayton in 2021, 42 of them were criminal justice and corrections majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice & Corrections section at the bottom of this page.

UDayton Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

UDayton Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at UDayton compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at UDayton is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice & Corrections. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
280
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 305
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 670

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from UDayton Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at UDayton is $34,305. This is 0% higher than $34,135, which is the national average for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UDayton

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at University of Dayton.

UDayton Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at UDayton are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Dayton with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 34
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UDayton also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OH, the home state for University of Dayton.

Occupation Jobs in OH Average Salary in OH
Accountants and Auditors 45,670 $72,370
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 24,890 $61,040
Managers 14,410 $107,320
Correctional Officers and Jailers 13,310 $45,190
Computer Workers 12,160 $82,440

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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